A Tribute to Ray Alexander 1913 - 2004

dc.contributor.authorScanlon, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-01T12:11:30Z
dc.date.available2017-11-01T12:11:30Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.updated2017-11-01T11:01:07Z
dc.description.abstractI remember reacting very strongly to the Jewish prayer [which Orthodox Jewish men say] in the morning, “Thank you God for making me a man and not a woman”. I don't know whether I was five years old or six ... but I refused to accept this prayer (Suttner, 1997: 43). By the time of her death on 12 September 2004, Ray Alexander was known around the world as a prominent agitator for political and human rights in apartheid South Africa. Her name had become synonymous with the Food and Canning Workers Union and the Federation of South African Women. In spite of 25 years of exile from South Africa (between 1965 and 1990), Alexander remained a consistent force in radical politics, eventually becoming the longest serving Communist Party functionary in South Africa. There were many facets to Ray's life: the young Zionist, the revolutionary, the trade unionist, the Communist Party activist, and the exile. In all these roles, she displayed a unique and progressive approach to the status of women in South Africa.
dc.identifier.apacitationScanlon, H. (2005). A Tribute to Ray Alexander 1913 - 2004. <i>Feminist Africa</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25997en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationScanlon, Helen "A Tribute to Ray Alexander 1913 - 2004." <i>Feminist Africa</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25997en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationScanlon, H. (2005). A Tribute to Ray Alexander 1913—2004. Feminist Africa. 4: 77.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Scanlon, Helen AB - I remember reacting very strongly to the Jewish prayer [which Orthodox Jewish men say] in the morning, “Thank you God for making me a man and not a woman”. I don't know whether I was five years old or six ... but I refused to accept this prayer (Suttner, 1997: 43). By the time of her death on 12 September 2004, Ray Alexander was known around the world as a prominent agitator for political and human rights in apartheid South Africa. Her name had become synonymous with the Food and Canning Workers Union and the Federation of South African Women. In spite of 25 years of exile from South Africa (between 1965 and 1990), Alexander remained a consistent force in radical politics, eventually becoming the longest serving Communist Party functionary in South Africa. There were many facets to Ray's life: the young Zionist, the revolutionary, the trade unionist, the Communist Party activist, and the exile. In all these roles, she displayed a unique and progressive approach to the status of women in South Africa. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Feminist Africa LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - A Tribute to Ray Alexander 1913 - 2004 TI - A Tribute to Ray Alexander 1913 - 2004 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25997 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationScanlon H. A Tribute to Ray Alexander 1913 - 2004. Feminist Africa. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25997.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentAfrican Gender Instituteen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceFeminist Africa
dc.source.urihttp://agi.ac.za/feminist-africa
dc.titleA Tribute to Ray Alexander 1913 - 2004
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